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The Contender Christy Moore
When I was [C]young, and I was in my d[F]ay [F-Am7-Dm]
I could have s[Dm]tole what woman's heart there was a[G]way
I'd sing and da[C]nce into the mornin'
I'd blaze a[Dm]way until the dawnin'
Long bef[F]ore I was the m[G]an you see tod[C]ay
And I was born beneath the star that promised all
I could have lived my life between Cork Cobh and Youghal
But the wheel of fortune took me
And from the highest point it shook me
By the bottle live by the bottle I shall fall
Chorus:
But there in the m[Dm]irror [G]on the w[C]all
I see the d[Dm]ream is fading [G]
From the cont[Dm]ender [G]to the br[C]awl
The r[Bb]ing, the rose, the matador is [F]rav[G]ing
And when I die I'll die a drunk down on the street
You can count me out to ten in clear defeat
Rap the starry plough around me
Let the pipers air resound me
There I'll rest until the lord of love I meet
But there in the mirror on the wall
I see the dream is fading
From the contender to the brawl
The ring, the rose, the matador, raving
Rap the st[C]arry plough around me
Let the p[Dm]ipers air resound me
There I'll r[F]est until the l[G]ord of love I m[C]eet
Am7 = xx2010
Bb = 113331 or xx3331
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